Improvement in sleds



H. C. HUNT.

Sled. No. 44,727. Patented Oct, 18, 1864.

' Witnesses= Inventor I M x m W A W AM. PHOTOAJTHO-CO. N.Y. (OBBOHNE'SPROCESS) UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

H. G. HUNT, OF AMBOY, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,727, dated October18, 1864.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, H. G. HUNT, of Amboy, in the county of Lee and Stateof Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Sled; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side sectional view of myinvention taken in the line w 00, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, an inverted plan ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved sled for the use ofchildren; and it consists in a novel application of the runners to thesled whereby the same may be readily steered or guided through themedium of a rope, and at the same time a strong, durable, and economicalsled obtained.

A represents the bed or platform of the sled, which is of wood, of asuitable length and width, and is the only part constructed of that kindof material.

B B represent the two back runners of the sled. These runners are ofcast-iron, and each is cast with a bracket, 0 O, and a bolster, D D, attheir inner sides. The bolsters D D abut against the under side of thebed or platform A, and the bolster D of the runner B is provided with asocket, E, the interior of which is of V-form in its transverse sectionand receives a corresponding-shaped tongue, F, on the bolster D, the endof the socket E being provided with two projections, a a, which tit inholes I) b in a collar, 0, on the bolster D, against which collar theend of the socket E abuts. (See Fig. 2.) The socketE is provided withears (I, through which screws pass into the bed or platform and securethe bolsters to the former. The runners B B are also secured to theunder side of the bed or platform by screws 0. (See Fig. 2.)

G G represent the front runners, which are also of cast-iron, eachhaving a semicircular plate, H, at its inner side. These runners areattached by screws f to a cast-iron bolster, I, which is secured to theunder side of the bed or platform, said bolster having a longitudinalrib, g, at its under side, the ends of which lap over the edges of thesemicircular plates H in recesses h therein, the ends of said reccssesforming stops to limit the moving or turning of the runners G on thescrews f, as will be understood by referring to Fig. 2. The upper sideof the runner is also provided with a longitudinal rib, which is letinto the under side of the bed or platform, as shown by the dotted linesin Fig. 1

The front ends of the runners G G are connected by a bar, J, which iscomposed of two longitudinal parts, h it, connected by screws ineartheir ends. The draft-rope K has its ends secured in this bar, and saidrope passes up through a central slot, j, in the bar and through anopening, 7r, in the front of the bed or platform A, and is crossed sothat the runners G G will be turned to guide the sled to the right whenthe right-hand side of the rope is pulled, and guided to the left whenthelefthand side of the rope is pulled. The ends of the bar J are fittedloosely on the front ends of the runners G to admit of the free turningof the latter.

L is a cast iron foot-rest, which is attached to the front end of thebed' or platform A at its upper side.

M is a brake, which is constructed of arod bent or curved to form twopendent projections, l I, one back of each runner B B, the parts m m ofsaid rod above the projections ll extending parallely back to the rearof the bed A and then projecting upward, as shown at a. This brake isattached to the under sideof the bed A by means of a spring, N, whichbears against the parts m m, and is secured to the under side of the bedA by a staple, 0, said spring having a tendency to keep the lower endsof the projections l 6 free from the surface of the ground.

The rider, by simply leaning back on the upright portion a of the brake,will press the projections l l down into the snow, and thereby check thespeed or stop entirely the sled.

The brake thus arranged admits of the rider applying thebrake at anytime,while his hands grasp the rope K for the purpose of guiding thesled.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The two rearrunners, B B, provided with bolsters DI), provided, respectively, with a I ses,substantiallyas and for thepurpose speci socket, E, and a tongue, F, fitted together tied.

and applied to the bed or platform A of the 3. The bar J, composed oftwo equal longisled, substantially as and for the purpose tudinal parts,h h, connected together by herein set forth. screws 6, and applied tothe frontparts of the 2. The two frontrunncrs,GG, provided with runnersG G, with the draft-rope K fitted in semicircular plates H H, andsecured to the it, substantially as herein set forth.

bolster I by screwsf the bolster I being prol H. 0. HUNT. vided with arib, g, having ends to fit into Witnesses:

recesses h in the semicircular plates H and l W. R. HUNT,

lap over the edges of said plates in the reces- JOHN CLARK.

